Name

 

Smt. Vasundhara Raje

Father

Late Shri Jiwaji Rao Scindia

Mother

Smt. Vijayaraje Scindia

Children

Shri Dushyant Singh (MP)

Date of Birth

08 March 1953 (67 years)

Assembly Constituency

Jhalrapatan (198) Jhalawar

Education

B.A.Hons

Permanent Address

City Palace Dholpur

Present Address

13 Civil Lines Jaipur

 

Work done in political field: -

2013-18, 2003-08 (twice Chief Minister of Rajasthan)

Member (1985–89) 8th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Member (2003-08) 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Member (2008-13) 13th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Member (2013-18) 14th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Member (2018) 15th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Member (1989–91) 9th Lok Sabha

Member (1991–96) 10th Lok Sabha

Member (1996–98) 11th Lok Sabha

Member of the 12th Lok Sabha(1998-99) and

Member of 13th Lok Sabha (1999–2003)

1998-1999: Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

1999-2001: Minister of State (Independent Charge), Small Scale Industries, Personnel and Training, Pension and Pensioners' Welfare, Public Grievances, Department of Atomic Energy and Space, Government of India.

2001: Minister of State for Small Scale Industries, Personnel and Training, Pension and Pensioners' Welfare, Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Department of Atomic Energy and Space (Independent Charge), Government of India.

2001-03: Minister of State for Small Scale Industries, Personnel and Training, Pension, Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Department of Atomic Energy and Space (Independent Charge), Government of India.

 

Post:-

1984                : Member, BJP National Executive

1985-87          : Vice President, Yuva Morcha, BJP Rajasthan

1987               : Vice President, Rajasthan BJP

2002-2003      : State President BJP Rajasthan

2009               : Leader of Opposition, Rajasthan

2010               : National General Secretary, BJP

2019               : National Vice President, BJP

 

Union Minister (1998–99)

As Minister of State for External Affairs, she pursued foreign policy and headed the Ministry of External Affairs. She also led delegations of many countries to advance India's foreign policy.

 

Union Minister (1999–2003)

        Held independent charge as Minister of State for Small Scale Industries in the Union Council of Ministers. Created a separate ministry for MSME (Development of Small and Medium Enterprises) for employment generation and entrepreneurship development. Took several important steps to make Indian small scale industry globally competitive. Started Credit Guarantee and Credit Linked Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme. In addition to the charge of small scale industry, worked as an aide to Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the management of Department of Personnel, Training, Administrative Reforms, Public Grievances, Pensions, Space, Planning and Atomic Energy. Drafted a bill for transparency which later became the basis of the Right to Information Act.

 

Chief Minister of Rajasthan (2003–2008)

In 2003, under the leadership of Mrs. Vasundhara Raje, Parivartan Yatra took place across the state. She went from village to village and understood the pain of the people. promised to ease their suffering. As a result, she got the distinction of becoming the first woman Chief Minister of Rajasthan, the country's largest state in terms of area. Due to his efficient leadership and hard work of the state workers. for the first time in the history of Rajasthan, BJP got a clear majority and won 120 seats and set a new record.

 

Leader of the Opposition (2009)

In the 2008 elections, the BJP won 78 seats under the leadership of Mrs. Raje. But Congress also did not get a clear majority in the 200-member assembly. Congress had to be content with only 96 seats, which was only 18 seats more than BJP.

 

Chief Minister Rajasthan (2013–2018)

  In 2013, once again Suraj Sankalp Yatra was organized like Parivartan Yatra. She went from village to village and interacted with the people. People hurt by the misrule of Congress reminded them of our 2003-08 rule. And once again all the records of Rajasthan were broken in the 2013 assembly elections. For the first time in the history of Rajasthan, BJP came to power with 163 seats under the leadership of Mrs. Raje. Before this, no political party had got so many seats in any assembly election.